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04 Oct, 2023 Poker Player Karan Malhotra Passes Away

In a shocking turn of events, well-known poker player Karan Malhotra has passed away at the age of 35. As per information received from sources close to the matter, Malhotra passed away due to multiple organ failure while suffering from a bout of Dengue. He was being treated for Dengue ...

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04 Oct, 2023 MPL Poker’s ‘No GST On Deposits’ Is A True Blessing

We all know about the 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on online gaming by the GST Council. The new tax regime announced by the Central government came into effect from 1st October 2023. Many online poker sites have issued notifications regarding the new changes implemented on th...

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04 Oct, 2023 PGT Number of Cashes

The PokerGO Tour (PGT) has become tremendously popular and is one of the most prominent poker series in the international circuit. They have events like Super High Roller Bowl and Poker Masters attracting top talent from the poker circuit. Quite a few players like Stephen Chidwick, Alex...

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03 Oct, 2023 Oscar Gironella Ships WPT Prime Madrid 2023

Oscar Gironella has become the newest World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime champion by taking down WPT Prime Madrid at Casino Gran Via. Gironella earned a prize of €56,925, which includes a $10,400 seat in the 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.   WPT Prime Madrid drew a field of 396...

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03 Oct, 2023 APT Super High Roller Winners List

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is one of the most prominent poker series in the Asian continent and is quickly gaining solid ground in the big leagues. As important as the series is, the players who win marquee tournaments across various stops are of equal prominence. In this article we wil...

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03 Oct, 2023 28% GST: New Changes Implemented By Online Poker Sites From 1st Oct

Online poker sites in India have made the necessary changes in accordance to the 28% GST (goods and services tax) levied by the Central governement on full face value of deposits. In August 2023, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman introduced amendments to the Central and GST bil...

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02 Oct, 2023 Win A FREE Trip To APT Hanoi Billions 2023 With Natural8 India

Natural8 India is one of the biggest online poker platforms in the country, with the online gaming platform synonymous with being the perfect destination for an ultimate online poker experience. They have just announced a mega promotion, which will blow your mind away! Natural8 India is...

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02 Oct, 2023 Tournaments Now LIVE On The MPL Poker Desktop App, Get In On The Action!

MPL Poker, India’s most renowned poker brand, is known for its exciting offers and promotions. This online poker platform has announced some incredible news for all poker players and enthusiasts, just in time for the Poker Master Series The poker site has finally announced that multi-ta...

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There are many tournaments that are taking place across various poker platforms. Both Indian and international poker platforms are offering some high value tournaments for poker players, both for pros and newbies. Tournaments series like India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) and Final Table Series are very well-known in the Indian poker circuit. Poker players always look forward to participating in these tournament series as they offer massive guarantees. The poker game as we all know is a very thrilling one.

Aspiring poker players look for poker games through which they can get some great learnings. Online poker took prominence after live tournaments came to a halt due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Online poker news generated had players winning big in these online poker tournaments. All the poker platforms across the globe had to adapt to the new online poker system, owing to the pandemic. Now, everyone who is enthusiastic about poker will play poker online, and will wait till live tournaments are held more frequently.

Good news is that some international poker brands have slowly steadily kick-started getting the live poker tournaments rolling. Many poker players are eagerly looking forward to seeing what the live tournaments feel like in a post lockdown era. The poker news fraternity is also looking forward to covering some action packed poker tournaments.

Poker news is also covered with respect to some major business happenings across the globe. Be it mergers or acquisitions, these business deals include massive money. Readers are intrigued to know how the global poker scene is shaping up with these business deals. The poker platforms are expanding their bases, and gradually adding more value for the players as well.

Poker news is read widely, and makes for some interesting read as well. Poker new sites also cover in-depth analysis of some high value tournaments that are hosted globally. Many poker players take these poker news stories as their study material on a regular basis. Poker news is all the more important as it tells you, which poker platform or poker player is making headlines. The growth of the poker scene, both national and international becomes very crucial to track. 

In India there are some poker platforms that always make headlines. Poker rooms like Spartan Poker, PokerBaazi, Adda52, Natural8, Calling Station, PokerStars India, 9stacks among others always get covered due to the popularity aspect and how poker players flock their sites to play poker.

Poker news also comes from players venturing into different arenas like poker commentary, live-streaming and poker coaching. Many veteran poker players in India have taken to poker coaching as it gives them immense joy to coach budding poker players. Poker news comes from poker tournaments which have an underdog winning poker tournaments that nobody expected. The poker news is always thrilling to read as it covers the complete low down of what went down on various poker felts.

Online poker is also expanding its wings. Earlier poker players preferred the live poker set-up. But, due to the pandemic lockdown, players had to adapt to the regular online poker tournaments. There are many poker sites in India and abroad who are competing daily with each other to make sure that poker news is disseminated quickly and regularly to millions of readers out there.

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Talking about poker news and its importance it is crucial to also look at the legality of the poker game. States like Goa and Sikkim are allowed to have casinos and the union territory of Daman. While other states like Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana do not allow online poker. State governments have the right to construct the legislations for their respective states. The legislations are different in various states.

Even after the Supreme Court defining clearly what is a game of chance and what is a game of skill, the state governments have gone ahead to put in place the legislation as per their will. The final ruling to allow or disallow online gaming stays with the head of state. There has been a lot of furore about the state governments making different rulings. The operators in the online gaming industry have specifically voiced their displeasure. In states where online poker is allowed, the online poker platforms have witnessed growth in terms of user base and revenue state the news reports.

Many poker platforms in the country have been steadily witnessing growth as more and more people come on board. The poker tournaments have seen their advertised prize pools getting crushed. The poker fanatics across the country are heavily participating in online poker tournaments. The poker community in India is growing and the number of professional poker players is also seeing a sharp rise. The Indian poker community is making headlines with their winnings and achievements and poker platforms too are making sure that players get a best-in-class experience while playing the poker game.